Last showing - "I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO" documentary film
In only 1 location: Electric Cinema - Shoreditch, 64-66 Redchurch Street, Shoreditch, London E2 7DP,
Sunday 16th July 2017, at 14:45
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THE
DIASPORA
The African diaspora in Europe
The European Union countries do not differentiate their inhabitants by skin colour. Apart from the United Kingdom, Black African immigrants are neither specifically identified nor describes in national statistics by the colour of their skin and ethnic origin. Demographic data is collected from sources as embassies, clubs and other community organisations and from studies.
The consolidation of the European Union has seen the emergence of another category the “Black or Afro-Europeans”. It indicates Black peoples in Europe, whether black, brown or mixed race, who have the nationality, by birth or adoption, from any European state where they decided to reside.
France overseas territories include the departments Martinique, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Reunion, Mayotte and “collectivities” Saint Martin and Saint Barthelemy. Unlike the following: French Polynesia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Wallis and Futuna they have been the recipients of Africans during the slave trade. Statistics based on ethnic background are not supported in France. It is estimated that Sub-Saharan African make up 3 million whilst a quarter of French Blacks have their origin in the French Caribbean.
England practices data collection on ethnic background in its Census and general dealing with the public.
The African diaspora in South America
The Blacks of African ancestry are unevenly spread across South America with the highest rates found in countries like Guyana (British), French Guiana, Suriname (Dutch), Brazil (Portuguese) and Colombia (Spanish).
Afro-South Americans are commonly called “Black”. Their awakening in the 1970s to their African ancestry and other African diasporas mean that they find it more acceptable to be referred as “Afro” though approximately 5% of the Latin American population self-identify, or are classified by census takers, as being primarily of black ancestry. Activist movements organise the visibility of blacks in their own country or abroad.
